Yes, but no effects of landscape context were detected - except on natural pest control

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🌾 Overall, cover crop choice matters: diverse cover crop maximize ecosystem benefits, while herbicide-based management reduces them. 🏞️ Surrounding semi-natural habitats (grasslands, woodlots) amplify positive effects of local mgmt especially for natural pest control (Photo: S. Richart-Cervera)

🔋 The strongest positive responses to extensive management were found for :
• Carbon sequestration +37.8%
• Erosion control +26.4%
• Soil fertility +19.9%
• Pest regulation +16.4%

🌱 “Extensive” practices include permanent cover crops, organic farming, and reduced pesticide use — all contributing to benefit biodiversity & ecosystem services

Dear James, could you share a pdf version of the paper? Looks very interesting. Thanks.

2/2# Predicting the effects of agroecology expansion on natural pest control services: adum.fr/as/ed/voirpr...

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